Scott Meyer

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How to Embrace New Forms of Entertainment

There’s been an explosion in channels where people watch movies, or other things, and react to them. My personal favorite is 2024-10-07 07:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post

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I was recently interviewed for the Dabble podcast. Please go check it out, if you like.

How to Engage in World-Weary Banter

It’s strange. I have the sense that there’s a trope where several characters will share a quiet conversation in which they largely speak in oblique, superficially profound statements. I can thi...

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How to Figure Out Why You Enjoy Something

Yes, Missy and I watch the show Alone. And we laugh. A lot. Far more often than—and in places that—the people making the show would never expect. In fact, one of the things that guaran...

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How to Accept the Truth

I didn’t set out to have all this Apple hardware.

Actually, that’s not true. If you go back far enough, I did set out to get a Mac, and failed.

Please note: this doesn’t fall unde...

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How to Keep Pace With Societal Change

It’s true, the Disney corporation is finally building the long prophesied Mecha-Disney.

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How to Gain the Perspective That Only Comes with Age

Yes, I wrote this during the Olympics. Specifically, while watching the BMX Freestyle competition. If you have seen none of it, I suggest you check out the highlights, at least. Yes, I was aware of...

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How to Get the Audience Up to Speed

Look folks, I’ve made over a thousand of these comics now. I’m resigned to the idea that some accidental repetition is inevitable. (Heck, this isn’t even the first time I’ve explained this....

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How to Improve the Health Care System

I am not a sports guy, but there is a lot I find interesting about the logistics and engineering of Formula One Racing. One of the most impressive facts, in my opinion, is that the top teams can pe...

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How to Step Back from a Potential Mistake

The first one I saw flattens down from the top.

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How to Criticize Something Fairly

I enjoyed Godzilla x Kong, but that doesn’t mean I thought it was perfect. Indeed, I found some of its flaws genuinely enjoyable.

For instance, the human characters. The primary team was a ...

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How to Recommend a Movie

Missy read this comic and pointed out that she’s never seen The Black Hole. My description here doesn’t make her want to rectify that.

In the comic, I’m pretty harsh, but in real life I...

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How to Learn More About a Subject of Which You Are Ignorant

I have no quarrel with vegetarians, vegans, or raw food afficionados. But I do have questions. Lots of (sadly) ignorant questions.

I worked in two restaurants that had salad bars. One was a l...

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How to Gain Unique Insights

I have expressed the idea in panel two to Missy more than once. She always replies that might accurately describe my thoughts, but she doesn’t think “most men” feel that way. She always says ...

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How to Research a Future Purchase

The younger brother of the 2nd Earl of Leicester (Pronounced “Lester”) commissioned a protective hat to wear while riding. His name was Edward Coke (Pronounced “Cook”). The prototype was ma...

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How to Fight Petty Crime

Stealing is wrong, and the thief bears the responsibility, not the victim. That said, the easier it is to steal something, the more likely it is to get stolen, and few crimes are easier that Porch ...